Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-Dollar Business Empire

Author: Lewis, Reginald F.Brand: WileyEdition: 1Binding: HardcoverNumber Of Pages: 318Release Date: 28-10-1994Details: "Voyages deep into the frenzied, complex world of LBO transactions."—BusinessWeek. "Sheds light on an important chapter in both African-American and American business history."—Earl G. Graves, Publisher, Black Enterprise magazine. When Reginald Lewis was six years old, his grandparents asked his opinion about employment discrimination against blacks. Reg replied simply, "Why should white guys have all the fun?" Why, indeed! Lewis grew up to become the wealthiest black man in history and one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time, reigning over a commercial empire that spanned four continents. At the time of his death in 1993, his personal fortune was estimated at $400 million. "Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?" traces Lewis's rise from a working- class neighborhood in east Baltimore to Harvard Law School and ultimately into the elite circle of Wall Str